Rotting Land: Survive

Chapter 630 - 619: Brotherhood (Part 2)

Wei Yang awkwardly stood outside the room for over a minute, while inside, it was as if Yang Xue had disappeared, giving no response at all.

Birds of a feather really do flock together. Yang Xue is truly an impolite woman, no wonder she's interested in a jerk like Liu Yunpeng.

Tang Xiaoquan couldn't bear Wei Yang's kindness being treated like trash by the other person. Seeing Wei Yang still about to knock on the door, he quickly stepped forward to stop her, gently coaxing, "Let it go, Wei Yang. It's not worth it. Yang Xue is an adult. She'll come down when she's hungry."

Suppressing his own temper as much as possible, Tang Xiaoquan didn't want to appear petty in front of Wei Yang. Moreover, it's indeed not worth getting angry over an unworthy woman.

"Alright then!" Wei Yang knew it was a bit futile to continue like this: "Let's go get Qiang then. We can eat together downstairs, you all must be starving."

Tang Xiaoquan felt a warm sensation in his heart, thinking to himself, why is there such a big difference, even among women?

Look at Wei Yang, that's what a woman should be like, that's what being virtuous means. Such a woman is worth a man's true love.

Qiang, why did you fall for someone like Yang Xue? It's really foolish!

The more Tang Xiaoquan thought about it, the more he felt Wang Qiang was being mistreated. Unconsciously, he shook his head. Seeing him like this, Wei Yang, worried something was wrong, immediately asked with concern, "Quan, what's wrong? Anything wrong?"

"Oh, nothing, haha!" Tang Xiaoquan realized he was distracted, awkwardly scratching his head, apologizing for his lapse.

"As long as it's nothing, let's quickly get Wang Qiang out to eat." Wei Yang swept away the gloom of being snubbed earlier, her face full of a bright smile, pulling Tang Xiaoquan towards Wang Qiang's room.

However, considering Wang Qiang's current state of mind, how could he possibly come down to eat with us? Tang Xiaoquan anticipated this thought but, knowing that Wei Yang had just been rudely turned away by Yang Xue, he really didn't want Wang Qiang's depression to affect her good intentions. So, he had an idea:

"Uh, Wei Yang, I have something to discuss with Qiang privately. Maybe you could help us by bringing some food for Qiang and me and asking Uncle Zhao for two good bottles of wine. Is that okay?"

Wei Yang immediately understood his meaning and empathetically replied, "Okay, no problem, I'll go now."

"Thank you for your trouble!"

After sending Wei Yang away, Tang Xiaoquan stood alone outside Wang Qiang's door. His emotions were particularly complicated. He always felt Wang Qiang's current state somehow couldn't be disentangled from himself. So...

"Sigh!" He let out a long sigh, then took two deep breaths, sorted out his thoughts, and lightly knocked on the door.

"Knock knock knock!"

"It's me, Qiang. I know you're in there, open the door."

Staring blankly at the ceiling, Wang Qiang had maintained this dazed posture for almost half an hour. During this time, aside from breathing normally through his nose, he hardly moved at all.

It wasn't until Tang Xiaoquan's call snapped him out of his haze a bit. He slowly got up, shuffled towards the door, opened it, and without waiting for Tang Xiaoquan to greet him, turned back as if he were a walking corpse and lay down on the bed again.

Tang Xiaoquan rarely visited Wang Qiang's room, but in his memories of the few times he did, Wang Qiang's room was always as messy as a kennel.

However, this time was totally out of his expectations, because not only was everything inside neatly arranged, but the floor was also polished to a shining newness.

Feeling a sense of surprise at Wang Qiang's cleanliness, Tang Xiaoquan then shifted his gaze to Wang Qiang, who was lying on the bed with a lifeless expression.

The latter looked utterly dejected. Seeing that he had no intention of speaking, Tang Xiaoquan simply threw himself onto the bed, the two lying side by side, eyes staring foolishly at the ceiling.

If someone were to burst in at that moment, they'd likely think they'd stumbled upon a bromance.

Wei Yang quickly prepared the dishes and soon had everything Tang Xiaoquan had asked for, two bottles of Jian Nanchun, three plates of small dishes, and even thoughtfully a dish of salted fried peanuts as a drinking snack.

Once the prepared food and two bottles of white liquor were placed in the basket, she promptly moved her legs to deliver it to the Wang and Tang brothers.

"Knock knock knock!" Wei Yang knocked on Wang Qiang's room door.

Tang Xiaoquan opened the door, gratefully accepting the basket she handed over. A quick glance inside revealed three hot dishes and a cold dish, making him a bit embarrassed as he thanked her, "Oh, Wei Yang, you've really gone all out, thank you!"

With Tang Xiaoquan thanking her like that, Wei Yang felt a bit shy, blushing as she softly said, "No, these dishes were prepared anyway."

However, the truth was different, at least the spiced beef shreds and salted fried peanuts were added on the spot when Wei Yang heard Tang Xiaoquan mention they wanted to drink.

"Uh, Xiaoquan, how is Qiang?" Earlier, downstairs, Wei Yang happened to run into Old Zhao and took the opportunity to understand the situation. She roughly knew about Wang Qiang and Yang Xue's humiliating encounter, which is why she worriedly asked.

Tang Xiaoquan looked inside, shook his head helplessly with a bitter smile, and said, "Ah, still the same, not very well."

"I see, no wonder. Anyone would feel bad being talked about like that." Wei Yang could intuitively feel Wang Qiang's current feelings of desolation, "Alright then, I won't disturb you. Go accompany Qiang. He's your good brother, think of a way to help him get out of this dilemma quickly."

"Of course, don't worry." Tang Xiaoquan affirmed.

"Hmm, try not to drink too much, it harms the body." Wei Yang understood he intended to use alcohol to help Wang Qiang ease his worries.

Tang Xiaoquan nodded with a bitter smile, "I understand, I know my limits."

Honestly, had there been a better idea, Tang Xiaoquan wouldn't choose to use alcohol to help Wang Qiang drown his sorrows.

Because, as Wei Yang worried, while alcohol can help people temporarily forget their pain, it's ultimately just a short-term anesthetic, treating the symptoms but not the cause.

Similar to the aftermath of drinking, not only does the original pain resurface, but people might also suffer physical discomfort from excessive drinking.

But what else can be done now? Wang Qiang is thick-headed, stubborn, and once he's stuck, it's not easy to persuade him out of it.

So there's no choice. Even though he himself doesn't have a strong tolerance for alcohol, for the sake of his brother and to alleviate Qiang's internal anguish, Tang Xiaoquan could only go all out, sacrificing himself to keep him company. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)